On an island paradise somewhere in the South Pacific,
Managua--the only native who can read or write--is busily
translating Hamlet into pidgin English when a plane interrupts his
noble work. Strapping on his false leg, he makes his way to the
landing strip to greet the unexpected arrival: William Hardt, a
young American lawyer driven by his misguided ambition to win
reparations for the island's inhabitants.
Hardt is not the first white outsider to pay a visit; the
British came earlier, bringing their language, the small pigs that
run wild in the jungle, and Shakespeare . . . and the Americans
followed with guns, land mines, and Coca-Cola. But in this place of
riotously logical ritual, Hardt's determined quest to do good could
make him the most devastating visitor of all.
Profoundly moving and achingly funny, One Big Damn Puzzler
brilliantly explores the collision of the twenty-first century with
unsullied pagan reality--and establishes John Harding as one of the
most imaginative contemporary chroniclers of the human
condition.
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollinsPublishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2007 |
First published: |
March 2007 |
Authors: |
John Harding
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Dimensions: |
203 x 136 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
489 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-113218-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-06-113218-7 |
Barcode: |
9780061132186 |
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